Tguiri Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Found yesterday in dirt, directly alongside a creekbed in NNW San Antonio. I took a picture of it before I pulled it out then the subsequent photos are post cleaning. I have found many like this but this was different in that the segments were separate but still in the same place. I thought it was a nautiloid but those other pieces with it seemed odd. It's about 5 inches long and 3 1/2 inches tall. Thanks to your help in advance! 'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tguiri Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 Both photos are of the same fossil. The second photo just shows the segments laid on its side. 'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 It is a nautiloid. I don't think all the pieces in the second photo belong to the nautiloid fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Is there any sign of a siphuncle on those curved internal surfaces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tguiri Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 Yes. I suppose that confirms it to be a nautiloid but I still am not sure about the other pieces that were buried with it. 'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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